2024-09-30 14:27:31
Published: 20:05, 27 September 2024 Updated: 20:06, 27 September 2024
Sri Lanka, who won the first test, made a great position in the second test as well. Three Sri Lankan batsmen have scored centuries after batting first in the Galle Test. One scored a half century. Two others scored close to half-centuries. The Lankans announced the innings by putting up a huge collection of 602 runs in 163.4 overs with the loss of 5 wickets.
Kamindu Mendis, who was in great form, remained unbeaten on 182 runs before the innings was announced. Kusal Mendis scored 106 runs with him. Earlier, Dinesh Chandimal scored 116 runs. And Angelo Mathews 88 runs. Besides, Dimuth Karunaratne scored 46 runs and Dhananjaya de Silva scored 44 runs. Sri Lanka’s team collection crossed 600.
New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips took 3 wickets with the ball. Tim Southee took 1 wicket.
New Zealand then ended the second day with 22 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in 14 overs after going into bat late in the afternoon in their first innings. They are still 580 runs behind Sri Lanka’s first innings. Kane Williamson is unbeaten on 6 runs. Nightwatchman Ajaj Patel is unbeaten with him. Both of them will come out to bat tomorrow on the third day on Saturday.
Before that, Mathews with 78 runs and Kamindu with 51 runs started the second day on Friday. Mathews got out with 88 individual runs against the team’s 328 runs. Dhananjaya and Kamindu then took the team’s total to 402. Dhananjaya was out on this run. 44 runs came from his bat.
From there, Kusal and Kamindu played unbroken innings of 200 runs to take the team’s total to 602. Kusal remained unbeaten on 106 with 6 fours and 3 sixes and Kamindu with 182 runs with 16 fours and 4 sixes. Kamindu reached the fastest milestone of 1000 runs in Tests by playing this innings. Touched Sir Don Bradman’s record of 1000 runs in 13 innings.
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